The reception is actually 5 bars in my area 90% of the time, but it is not "perfect." Never have had a dropped call with this provider / model combo in this neighborhood. If only sprint's billing services weren't so bad...

Very poor reception with any Verizon phone in Madrona. Lots of my neighbors are moving to T-Mobile. I get nothing in my house but my neighbor down the street with T-Mobile comes over and has 5 bars

Dropped calls and overall shoddy reception across campus.

I live two blocks from the lake. I have perfect reception always in our area. Calls never drop - I wouldn't use any other service. I use my cell exclusively at my home - reception is perfect even sitting in my bedroom. My boyfriend has Qwest and his calls drop all the time - it drives him crazy!

Good reception. Even in a basement in this area. T-Mobile has trouble in alot of other locations (huge dead spots in / near downtown), but the best carrier for this location.

I've been with Sprint for seven years and never had any major problems... .until I moved. I have no reception in my basement apt. none in the backyard or side yard. I can make calls in my front yard... ..( in my car)... ..but, even then I risk many droped calls. switching very soon. tried a friends phone who has cingular / at&t and all bars were up everywhere. I am off to try t-mobile.

My virgin mobile has been great with most of West Seattle. The only place that I can't get service is at the West Seattle Thriftway.

Sprint never gets service for me wherever I am. in the basement of my school on aloha and 19th I dont get service when all other carriers do!

From my living room with a view of Qwest Field (irony?) I must not walk around for fear of dropping a call. Sometimes, in my apartment, I find that my phone is on "roam" which is reflected on my bill! Qwest's signal is very, very poor on this portion of Beacon Hill.

I occasionally drop a call when heading home over the hills in Mt. Baker, but in my own home, unlike Verizon I get coverage. I live near 50th Ave. S. and Lake WAsh. Blvd. S.

I have Verizon and live in alki. The Verizon guy must be on vacation or just doesn't like West Seattle, because I vitually have no service at all over here. Will be switching to Cingular or T-Mobile who seem to have the best coverage over here.

Perfect reception at the Homewood Suites Hotel and Elliott Bay Office Park (HAL).

I have had good luck with verizon. I travel to eastern wa quite often,and I had know service with (T-Mobile) when you get off of the interstate on to the back roads. Verizon 2 bars for the most part.

I get great reception here with the Motorola phones, but the Nokia phone drops calls all the time. My "office" is in a closet that is mostly underground. I always get 4-5 bars on the Motorola phones and have never dropped a call. With the Nokia I get 0-1 bars and constant problems.

I just moved in to a beautiful apartment building, but I have absolutely no reception for a two-block radius. Most of the rest of Cap Hill and the CD is spotty, as well; unfortunately, my new home seems to be the worst.

Occassionally get 1-2 bars in some areas of the house. Multiple dropped calls / dead zones on surrounding steets. No coverage on lower floor of our house, where my husbands home office is... major problem. Have called multiple times and they always send someone out but it doens't change anything. My husband is doing this, yet again, but I am ready to try another phone co. Many calls and moving up chain to get out of contract with out $200 fee they want to charge us per phone (we have two)... But what is the point of continuing to pay monthy? We had to get a land line months ago... At least they are cheap now. I think I will also involve the BBB and start doing things in writing- seems to be the way to go, unfortunately.

This review is for data (internet) service. NO data service for most of Magnolia including downtown. NO data service from 28th ave W. to 34th Ave west and from Ruffner (Red Apple Store) to Magnolia Bridge. Voice service is availabile.

I have been with Nextel for 4 years and have had nothing but poor service in the 2nd and Cedar area. This could be partly because we are shadowed by the KIRO building and I am in a room surrounded by concrete and multiple layers of drywall, but there are other providers (Verizom and sometimes Cingular / ATT) that work. I would like to give them a "0", but the other 25% of my day they work somewhat ok, so I rate them with "1"

Northeast Capitol Hill - 19th Ave E I have very strong reception on 19th Ave E near E Highland Dr. Things change quickly while driving south on 19th Ave E. Aloha is the beginning of The Dead Zone, which lasts until nearly Madison, I almost always drop calls here. Going north on 19th or 23rd towards SR-520 near Montlake, coverage improves near Boyer Ave E and remains very strong northward. But if you drift east on Boyer, the Dead Zone returns, all the way through Lake WA Blvd.north to SR-520,. Reception returns once you approach reach the SR-520 on-ramps.

Always have at least 3 bars here.